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Note: New fees to be paid by employers and open work permit applicants are being introduced on February 21, 2015. There is also a new process that employers must follow when hiring Labour Market Impact Assessment-exempt foreign workers.

Citizenship Status Documents – Fees

2. Applications for visas and permits

Permanent Resident Visas – Fees

Family Class applicants

Application

$CAN

Sponsorship application (per application)

75

Principal applicant

475

Principal applicant, if under 19 years of age and not a spouse or common-law partner (including a dependent child of the sponsor, a child to be adopted and an orphaned brother, sister, niece, nephew or grandchild)

75

Spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner of the principal applicant or, where a transitional provision applies, a family member of the principal applicant who is 22 years of age or older

550

A family member of the principal applicant who is under 19 years of age and is not a spouse or common-law partner, or is 19 years of age or older who has been unable to be financially self-supporting since before the age of 19, due to a physical or mental condition

150

Where a transitional provision applies, a family member of the principal applicant who:

is under 22 years of age, unmarried and not in a common-law relationship, or

is 22 years of age or older and has been unable to be financially self-supporting since before the age of 22, due to a physical or mental condition

150

Note: If you are applying under the Family Class, you can pay your fees when the sponsor files the sponsorship application.

Investor, Entrepreneur or Self-employed Persons Class applicants

Application

$CAN

Principal applicant

1,050

Spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner of the principal applicant, or where a transitional provision applies, a family member of the principal applicant who is 22 years of age or older

550

A family member of the principal applicant who is under 19 years of age and is not a spouse or common-law partner, or is 19 years of age or older who has been unable to be financially self-supporting since before the age of 19, due to a physical or mental condition

150

Where a transitional provision applies, a family member of the principal applicant who:

is under 22 years of age, unmarried and not in a common-law relationship, or

is 22 years of age or older and has been unable to be financially self-supporting since before the age of 22, due to a physical or mental condition

Economic classes (including Express Entry)

Spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner of the principal applicant, or where a transitional provision applies, a family member of the principal applicant who is 22 years of age or older

550

A family member of the principal applicant who is under 19 years of age and is not a spouse or common-law partner, or is 19 years of age or older who has been unable to be financially self-supporting since before the age of 19, due to a physical or mental condition

150

Where a transitional provision applies, a family member of the principal applicant who:

is under 22 years of age, unmarried and not in a common-law relationship, or

is 22 years of age or older and has been unable to be financially self-supporting since before the age of 22, due to a physical or mental condition

150

Visitor visas (temporary resident visas) – Fees

Application

$CAN

Multiple entry

100

Single entry

100

Visitor visa – maximum fee for family

500

Transit Visa (for less than 48 hours in Canada)

0

Extension of Authorization to stay in Canada as a visitor (temporary resident)

100

Note: To be eligible to pay the maximum fee of $500 (in Canadian dollars), family members must all apply at the same time and same place.

Work Permits – Fees

Application

$CAN

Work permit

155

Work permit – maximum fee for group of three or more performing artists and their staff. (See note below)

465

Open work permit holder

100

Study Permits – Fees

Application

$CAN

Study permit

150

Biometric – Fees

Citizens of certain countries and territories have to give their biometrics (fingerprints and photograph) when they apply for a visitor visa, study permit, or work permit. Find out if you need to give biometrics.

Application

$CAN

Individual

85

Family

170

Group of entertainers – 3 or more

255

Note: The biometrics fee covers the cost of collecting fingerprints and a digital photo. It also covers the VAC core services for clients that submitted their application through a VAC.

Core services includes application completeness checks, transmission of applications to the visa office, transporting supporting documents as well as passports to and from the visa office and online application tracking services.

Temporary Resident Permit – Fees

Application

$CAN

Temporary Resident Permit

200

3. Applications to stay in Canada as a permanent resident

Spouse or Common-law Partner in Canada Class – Fees

Application

$CAN

Sponsorship application (per application)

75

Principal applicant

475

Spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner of the principal applicant, or where a transitional provision applies, a family member of the principal applicant who is 22 years of age or older

550

A family member of the principal applicant who is under 19 years of age and is not a spouse or common-law partner, or is 19 years of age or older who has been unable to be financially self-supporting since before the age of 19, due to a physical or mental condition

150

Where a transitional provision applies, a family member of the principal applicant who:

is under 22 years of age, unmarried and not in a common-law relationship, or

is 22 years of age or older and has been unable to be financially self-supporting since before the age of 22, due to a physical or mental condition

150

Humanitarian and Compassionate Requests

A foreign national, who is inadmissible or does not meet requirements of the Act or Regulations, may submit a written request for consideration on humanitarian and compassionate grounds or public policy considerations. This must accompany an application for permanent residence.

Application

$CAN

Principal applicant

550

Spouse, common-law partner or conjugal partner of the principal applicant, or where a transitional provision applies, a family member of the principal applicant who is 22 years of age or older

550

A family member of the principal applicant who is under 19 years of age and is not a spouse or common-law partner, or is 19 years of age or older who has been unable to be financially self-supporting since before the age of 19, due to a physical or mental condition

150

Where a transitional provision applies, a family member of the principal applicant who:

is under 22 years of age, unmarried and not in a common-law relationship, or

is 22 years of age or older and has been unable to be financially self-supporting since before the age of 22, due to a physical or mental condition

150

Permit Holders Class – Fees

Application

$CAN

Applicant

325

The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration may grant permanent resident status to an inadmissible foreign national based on humanitarian and compassionate or public policy grounds.

4. Right of Permanent Residence Fee (RPRF)

Getting your permanent resident status – Fees

Application

$CAN

Getting your permanent resident status

490

Principal applicants (with some exceptions) and spouses and common-law partners coming with them to Canada must pay this fee. Applicants must pay this fee before CIC issues the permanent resident visa or before the applicant becomes a permanent resident in Canada.

These people do not have to pay this fee:

dependent children of a principal applicant or sponsor, a child to be adopted, or an orphaned brother, sister, niece, nephew or grandchild; and

protected persons, including Convention refugees.

5. Other applications and services

Restoration of Temporary Resident Status – Fees

Application

$CAN

Application processing fee

200

Permanent Resident Cards – Fees

Permanent residents outside Canada who do not have a Permanent Resident Card or an Immigration Record of Landing can apply for a travel document so that they may return to Canada.

Application

$CAN

Application processing fee

50

Renewal or replacement of lost, damaged or stolen card

50

Verification of status or replacement of an immigration document – Fees

Application

$CAN

Application processing fee

30

Application for a travel document – Fees

Application

$CAN

Application processing fee

50

Determination of rehabilitation – Fees

Application

$CAN

Application processing fee, if inadmissible on the grounds of criminality

200

Application processing fee, if inadmissible on the grounds of serious criminality

200+800

Authorization to return to Canada – Fees

Application

$CAN

Application processing fee

400

Repayment of removal expenses – Fees

Application

$CAN

To the U.S.A. and St. Pierre and Miquelon

750

To any other country

1,500

International Experience Canada – Fees

Application

$CAN

International Experience Canada participation fee

150

Employer Compliance – Fees

Application

$CAN

Employer compliance

230

Employer compliance maximum fee

690

Notes:

Work permit maximum fee: To be eligible for the maximum fee, a group of three or more performing artists and their staff must apply at the same time and same place. However, performing artists and their staff who also need a visa (temporary resident visa) still need to pay the appropriate fee for each individual. The maximum visa fee applies only to families.